Daily diary study of loneliness, alcohol, and drug use during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic has identified two co-occurring public health concerns: loneliness and substance use. Findings from research conducted prior to the pandemic are inconclusive as to the links between loneliness and substance use. This study aimed to measure associations of loneliness with three different types of substance use during COVID-19: daily number of alcoholic drinks, cannabis use, and non-cannabis drug use.

Method

Data were obtained between October 2020 and May 2021 from 2,648 US adults (M_age  = 38.76, 65.4% women) diverse with respect to race and ethnicity using online recruitment. Participants completed baseline surveys and daily assessments for 30 days. A daily loneliness measure was recoded into separate withi

SUBMITTER: Bragard E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9429816 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature